Lighting in a small area

Discussion in 'Lighting' started by SmoknWeed, Jan 25, 2016.

  1. Currently setting up something small just for 1 plantjust under 2ft deep over 6ft high 3ft wideI currently have a 250w hps but worried about the temps getting too high do I keep this or go with a 300w mars hydro led?desperately in need of help thankyou in advance

     
  2. #2 smokesara, Jan 25, 2016
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    for your 2x3 space SW and since you are using 250w so I think better get one Mars II 700 for sufficient coverage and power, since one Mars II 700 covers 3x3ft and draws 310w. while one Mars 300w only draws 130w and only covers 1.5x1.5space. hope this helps :)
     


  3. thank you however i only wanna switch if heat would be a problem as i wanna keep back on budget for now and its just under 2ft deep
     
  4. yes I understand as long as it suits your grow:)
     
  5. Weed, I have a 2X2X5'3" tent system with a 250W HID in a cool tube reflector. It has done some awesome grows of several different auto strains (Northern Lights - Big Bud auto 6.5oz, two grows; TH-Seeds BubbleGum auto 7.5oz; Kalashnikova auto 11.3oz). All of these grows were done using a 4 gallon ebb n' grow container for one plant, LST training. The tent is cooled with one 170CFM centrifugal fan for the cooltube, and a second 170CFM centrifugal fan paired to a small Phresh carbon filter. The temps with this setup have stayed in the low to mid 80's for highs. Somewhat affected by how often I run the carbon filter. I don't run it on continuously, on its own timer, 15 on / 15 off, more or less depending upon stage of grow and stink level.
    So you already have the 250W - HPS, set it up and try it with no plant. Within 24 hours you will have your answer. But you are mos'def' going to need a cooltube reflector and fan, possibly a second fan / filter for odor control.
    Stay away from the no-name eBay crap. You might find one eventually that grows OK but it might also fail or not even be any good for growing. Now, the MARS series of LED's will be a good solution. Not saying they are the best on the market, but they are proven to grow good weed and are one of the more cost effective setups on the market.
    And SmokeSara is very helpful. I just ordered a MARS-II 700 from her, being delivered tomorrow. I want to run a comparison grow between the MARS-II LED and the 250W HID. This is my entry into LED, to see if I want to even consider leaving HID. Keeping an open mind because just because I did "this" yesterday doesn't mean I need to keep doing the same thing tomorrow.
    Keep in mind LED cooling is going to be different than HID / Cooltube grows. There is no such thing as an air cooled reflector for LED, so you have to exhaust out of the top of the tent. This means you have to cool and stink-filter through the same fan, which means one carbon filter / fan combo, probably running full time. So it saves you the cost of one fan, but this will "eat up" your carbon filter twice as fast.
    Your case? You already have the HID and it will work damn fine. Use it. Buy the Mars-II 700 for your next grow. One thing I can tell you, is you can never have too many lights [​IMG]


     

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